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Air Gun Home Forum Index » Hunting, Pest Control, Varminting » Where's the pellet hole?    View previous topic :: View next topic  Where's the pellet hole?   Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:47 pm Rogerflat Silver Status Member Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 2051 So I shot a bird today with the talon. Clean one shot one kill. I was using .22 cal Rockets which are like pretty much the best. Anyway, I shoot the bird and it barely moves. It was about 13 yards out but I could see it still holding its head up. (Don't worry it wasn't suffering). When I went out to collect the kill I saw a small burst of feathers sprayed out behind it, from the exiting of the pellet I assumed. Well, normally you'll see the hole in the bird or there will be blood coming out its mouth or on the ground. But not this time. When I was cleaning it I examined it closely. It's head and neck were definitely not touched. I looked all over that tiny bird and found no entry or exit wounds. When I cut it open the internals seemed unscathed too. The breast meat had no holes in it. Were it not for the feathers on the ground I would've thought it had a heart attack when it heard the shot or something. There was just no hole to be found on that thing. Very odd. _________________ I done been assisted by the trees and rivers. Never needed any minister to figure my divinity. Re: Where's the pellet hole?   Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:52 am kanyon Silver Status Member Joined: 09 Aug 2008 Posts: 1582 Location: New Zealand Rogerflat wrote: So I shot a bird today with the talon. Clean one shot one kill. I was using .22 cal Rockets which are like pretty much the best. Anyway, How do the Rockets shoot...... I fined Gamo Exspander's shoot really well in most of my guns & they are dirt cheap   Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:24 am fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia Lead poisoning _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:19 pm Rogerflat Silver Status Member Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 2051 Rockets are great because you get the penetration of hard steel bbs and the wieght and knockdown of lead. And as if you needed another benefit, the bbs detach upon impact usually, which gives you fragmentation of sorts, causing further damage. _________________ I done been assisted by the trees and rivers. Never needed any minister to figure my divinity.   Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:30 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia But what about your unholey bird? _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:14 pm Rogerflat Silver Status Member Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 2051 Your wordplay is killing me fritzy. _________________ I done been assisted by the trees and rivers. Never needed any minister to figure my divinity.   Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:16 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia Maybe it's the same thing that killed your bird? _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:10 pm AirGunEric Site Admin Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 6930 Location: "Out There" I had heard fritz was a cunning linguist. _________________ ` I'd say "I care." But I'd be lying. Canadian Airgun Supplier: http://www.scopesandammo.com/storefront   Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:23 am fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia AirGunEric wrote: I had heard fritz was a cunning linguist. Are you getting into the wordplay too, Eric? _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 5:01 pm Rogerflat Silver Status Member Joined: 03 Jan 2008 Posts: 2051 Hahaha. OMG, I come home today and find a couple severely decomposed bird carcasses in the corner of my yard. Clearly thrown over the fence by the neighbor. I know a few wounded birds had made their way into his yard over the last couple weeks, and probably many more over the course of the last couple years. I guess he got tired of being on carcass disposal duty. But what am I supposed to do? I shoot the birds in the chest and they fly off. I shoot em' and the pellet doesn't even hit em' and they die on the spot. _________________ I done been assisted by the trees and rivers. Never needed any minister to figure my divinity.   Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 2:21 pm fritz Silver Status Member Joined: 25 Nov 2008 Posts: 2444 Location: New Jersey- outside of Philadelphia Are you related to Lee Harvey Oswald? _________________ "I never set out to be wierd, it was always everyone else who called me it" -Frank Zappa Speed is impressive, accuracy is deadly. It's not that I'm not a people person, it's just that I'm not a stupid people person.   Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:02 am broommaster2000 Moderator Joined: 10 Mar 2007 Posts: 5714 Location: City of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Fritz, not the best way to increase post count. If it's bullsh!t, you can post it in the section that's ment for that. _________________ BIG GAP   Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 1:23 pm Jaxom Senior Member Joined: 06 Aug 2008 Posts: 927 IMHO, I'd have to say a concution injury of some sort. I've shot enough mice with my 1077 and 1088. Admittedly neither are very powerful, but the mice were still dead. Never seen a bit of blood though. I'm just guessing you didn't hit it square on, but rather more of a glancing blow that was hard enough to stop the heart and knock a few feathers off at the same time. _________________ .22 2300kt Crosman Custom Where's the pellet hole?     Air Gun Home Forum Index » Hunting, Pest Control, Varminting You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum All times are GMT - 5 Hours   Page 1 of 1   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First  Select a forum Main Forums----------------AirGunHome Q&AGeneral Air Gun Questions and TopicsPicture GalleryTarget Shooting: Casual, Fun and CompetitionHunting, Pest Control, Varminting People/Events/Airgun Issue Discussion----------------Introduce YourselfThe BS TopicClubs/Events/Regional/Political Airgun Issues Maintenance, Modification and Reviews----------------RiflesPistolsAntique, Collector and Novelty AirgunsBB GunsPellets/AmmoOpticsAccessoriesAirgun Smithing Buy, Sell or Trade Forums----------------For SaleWant to Buy   Note: If you are seeing "Please enter your username and password to log in." 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